Drug Causes of Raynaud's phenomenon

Medication causes list:

The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibe causes of Raynaud's phenomenon includes:

• Apo-Clonidine
• Beta-blockers - often used for hypertension.
• Blenoxane
• Bleolem
• Bleomycin Sulfate
• Catapres
• Catapresan-100
• Certain chemotherapy agents
• Certain narcotics
• Certain over-the-counter cold medications
• Clonidine
• Dixarit
• Ergot alkaloids
• Ergotamine preparations - for migraine headaches.
• Novo-Clonidine
• Nu-Clonidine
• Vasoconstrictors

Medication causes:

Some drugs may also cause this form of Raynaud's phenomenon. These include:

• Some heart and blood medications.
  
  
• Migraine headache medications.

About medication causes:

Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Raynaud's phenomenon. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Raynaud's phenomenon but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis.

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